Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-10-15

ton Herewith, for which small an
nual appropriation is asked.
As to the Indians the report saws:
The government and control of the
Indians has been for all the year past
successfully administered, greatly
isvoriDg The peace aud safety of our
cltlzens and Their prosperity, except
the occasional raids Of the Piegans
upon the Crows to steal horses. and
then like retslistory raid by squad,
OF the Crows. In the travel of the
parties hostile 10 each other, it often
happens that the white mans prop.
erty Is stolen and the peace and quiet
OF The country greatly disturbed. The
bioods and Blaekioot, too, often prowl
about away from their reservations
ana great numbers Of the lorses and
cattle OF our citizens are stolen and
hurried of-sometimee carried across
the line into the British Possess ions
I-eir outfsges and depredations upon
the striving, peaceable citizens Of the
territory, tend materially to rouse the
spirit OF resentment, and invite a con.
test' promoted by feeling Of self
preservation, which will certainly
come in belllgerent form it, the .arlv
inture' II not averted by PROMPT and
hrm measures set in motion to prevent
the recurrence of the pill aging exp.di-
tions.n
The report closes with the statement
that Montana's interests have baep
greatly cramped and her progress
much retarded on account of the alien
land law. That Law" +" il says, $50 far
as II has or will prevent aliens from
grasping and holding great areas OF
land may be unobjectionable. but the
provision under which foreign capital
Is kept from Investing iu and for the
development Of our mines are a great
weight and hlndrance 10 our people"
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
What Mr. Willard Has to Say Concerning
the Late Election.
NEW York, Oct. l2.-There has
been an impression here that the rela.
tions of the directors of the Northern
Pacific are not ~ pleasant as they
might be. There seems to ba dis
pute as 10 the number of shares cast
by each party: Mr.. Willard addresses
letter io the editor of the Daily
Ledger at TocoTa, In which he ex.
presses his regret that G.. B. Wright
has composed and published certain
dispatch which is curious reflection of
the inner harmony which the late an.
nual election would promote 10 the
Northern Pacific road. The letter al.
ludes 10 telegram which Mr..
Wright sent to the editor Civ.
lug the official figures made by
the inspector Of the Northern Pa
cific election. Mr.. Willard, in COM
meDting further upon the telegram
says: by q document in writing
signed by the Oregon Transcontinen.
tai company and all other parties rep.
resenting the so called opposition, and
shown by myself to Wright. / was
authorized to cast the vote Of the en-.
tire stock controlled by them all, viz,
342, $50 shares in all. / cast 1865. 7s9
shares, instead of the 3, ,269 for which
Mr.. Wright gives me credit. | am
proud TO say that not single share Of
stock represented by me at the eIec.
ton was my personal property"
ST. PAUL, Oct. III. T. Odell, as.
sistant general manager of the North.
srn Pacific eastern division. has re-
signed and accepted position as gen.
ersl manager of the Chesapeake &
Ohio alta salary of $4,000. ]. NJ.
Buckley, now assistant general mana.
ger of the western division Is spoken
of as his possible successor, as Is also
s. r. Ainslie, superintendent OF the
east and west Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin divisions.
The Insane Asylum Horror.
CLEVELAND, o., Oct. l2.-The bor.
rors OF fierce fire in the smoke and